W.Va. Announces $83 Million Opioid Settlement with Walgreens January 19, 2023 CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia has settled for $83 million with Walgreens for the pharmacy store chain’s role in...
Walmart Offers to Pay $3.1 billion to Settle Opioid Lawsuits November 16, 2022 By Geoff Mulvihill Walmart proposed a $3.1 billion legal settlement on Tuesday over the toll of powerful prescription opioids sold at its pharmacies,...
Appellate Court: No Evidence of Fraud by Pharmacies that Dispensed Pain Creams November 30, 2021 By Jim Sams A Pennsylvania appellate court on Monday affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Liberty Mutual Group that alleged nine...
Drugmakers, Pharmacies Next Targets for US Opioid Settlements July 21, 2021 By Bryce Covert NEW YORK — With a $26 billion nationwide settlement in sight over claims that the three largest U.S. drug distributors...
Walmart Lawsuit Against U.S. Over Opioids Is Dismissed February 5, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge has dismissed Walmart Inc’s lawsuit seeking to preemptively block the U.S. government from blaming the world’s largest...
Walmart Must Turn Over Files on Alleged Opioid Mishandling October 7, 2020 By Jef Feeley Walmart Inc. must disclose some internal files related to alleged mishandling of opioid painkillers sold through the company’s in-store pharmacies,...
Nigeria Has Chloroquine Poisonings After Trump Praised Drug March 23, 2020 By Alonso Soto Nigeria reported two cases of chloroquine poisoning after U.S. President Donald Trump praised the anti-malaria drug as a treatment for...